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CA Foundation Course (Mock Test Paper – Series: 1)

DATE: 11.08.2024 MAXIMUM MARKS: 100 TIMING: 2 Hours

PAPER 3 : QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

1. Ans. b
Explanation:
 (1  i ) n  1
A(n, i )  A 
 i 
 (1  0.14) n  1
5365.35  500 
 0.14 
2.5022 1.14
n

n  7 years

2. Ans. a
Explanation:
4
C3 2 C110 C7 = 960

3. Ans. c
Explanation:
eieei, n,g,n,r,n,g
7! 5!
= = 4200
3!2!3!2!

4. Ans. b
Explanation:
dy
 9x
dx
 dy   9 x dx
9x2
y c
2
Since it passes through the origin, c = 0; thus required equation is 9x 2  2 y

5. Ans. b
Explanation:
100  SI 100  x 100
Sum =   Rs.
RT xx x

6. Ans. c
Explanation:
Only Reflexive aRa
(2,2), (3,3), (4,4), (5,5), (6,6)

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7. Ans. b
Explanation:
Let the sum be Rs. x
x  25  1 x  10  1
Then,   1250
200 100
x = 50,000

8. Ans. a
Explanation:
84 163
log  log  log 5
254 1253
 8 4 1253 1 
= log 4   
 25 163 5 
= log1 = 0

9. Ans. a
Explanation:
Let the original prices of two houses be Rs.16x and Rs.23x respectively
16x  10% of 16x 11
Then, 
23x  477 20
On solving, x = 53
Hence, the original prices of two houses are Rs.16 x 53 and Rs.23 x 53 i.e., Rs.848
and Rs.1219

10. Ans. b
Explanation:
20 520
SI = 2600   T  Rs.
T
300 3
which is an exact number of rupees when T = 3 years.

11. Ans. c
Explanation:
Log (1+2+3) = log6
= log (1x2x3)
= log1 + log2 + log3

12. Ans. c
Explanation:
dx
=  x( x 3
 1)

x 2 dx
=  x 3 ( x 3  1)

We put x3  z and 3x 2 dx  dz

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1 dz
= 
3 z ( z  1)

1 1 1 
=    dz
3  z z 1

=
1
log z  log( z  1)
3

1  x3 
= log 
3  x 3  1 

13. Ans. b
Explanation:
2x+y = 22 x 23 x 24
2x+y =2
9

 ( x  y)  9
( x  y) 2  92 81

14. Ans. b
Explanation:
x 2 y 2  3xy  y  0
Differentiating respect to y we see:-
dx 2  dx 
2x  y  x 2 (2 y )  3 x.1  y.   1 0
dy  dy 
dx dx
2 xy 2  2 x 2 y  3 x  3 y  1 0
dy dy
dx 2 x 2 y  3x  1

dy 2 xy 2  3 y

15. Ans. c
Explanation:
A 10000
P.V .    6499.33
 r 
n
(1  0.09)
1  
 100 

16. Ans. b
Explanation:
x 2  3x  2
f ( x) 
x 1
( x  1)( x  2)

( x  1)
= x  2 1  2   1

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17. Ans. d
Explanation:
Let A's share = Rs. x and B's share = Rs. y
x  15  3 y  12  5
2
100 100
Then,
x 120 8
 
y 45 3

18. Ans. b
Explanation:
AB = {2,4,7,9}
n(AB) = 4
Proper Subset = 2n  1 24  115

19. Ans. d
Explanation:
Let the three amounts be Rs.x, Rs.y and Rs.z
x 10  6 y 12 10 z 15 12
Then,  
100 100 100
60x = 120y = 180z
x = 2y = 3z
1 1
X:y:z = 1: :  6 : 3 : 2
2 3

20. Ans. a
Explanation:
fog( x)  f [ g ( x)]
= 2x  2
2

fog(2)  2(2) 2  2 10

21. Ans. a
Explanation:
Grade I Grade II
Plant A 6 3 ≤ 120
Plant B 4 10 ≤ 180
6x + 3y ≤ 120
4x + 10y ≤ 180
x, y  0

22. Ans. b
Explanation:
Mean proportion = x2 y2  x4 y6
= x3 y 4

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x3 y  x6 y 3
Fourth proportion = 2
 x8 y 2
xy
( x y) 2
3
Third proportion = 2
 x5
xy

23. Ans. d
Explanation:
n
 10 
133100 = 1,00,0001  
 100 
n
1331  11 
 
1000  10 
n = 3

24. Ans. a
Explanation:
Use Hit and Trial Method.

25. Ans. a
Explanation:
Difference between CI and SI for 2 years
2
 R 
D  P 
 100 
2
 5 
21 P 
 100 
P  Rs.8400

26. Ans. c
Explanation:
  
x2  2  3  2  3 x  2  3 2  3  0  
x  4 x  1 0
2

x 2  x    0
 = -4 and  = 1

27. Ans. d
Explanation:
Number of permutations of n distinct objects when a particular object is always
included in any arrangement is r.n1Pr 1

28. Ans. b
Explanation:
Let A’s share = Rs.x, B’s share = Rs.(8840-x)
8 10
 10   10 
 x1    (8840  x)1  
 100   100 

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121
x (8840  x)
100
121 8840
x  4840
221
Hence, two parts are Rs.4840 and Rs.4000

29. Ans. a
Explanation:
S n = 2n2+3n
S1 = 5, S 2 =14, S3 =27…..
5, (14-5), (27-14)…..
5, 9, 13…..
Series is in AP

30. Ans. a
Explanation:
By Option

31. Ans. a
Explanation:
ab
5  a  b 10
2
ab  4  ab  16

a b a  b2  4ab

 100  4(16)  6

32. Ans. d
Explanation:
7
C4 3 C2  7C3 3 C3  140

33. Ans. b
Explanation:
A B

x
p
y
z
q
r
s

34. Ans. d
Explanation:
All Statements are true.

35. Ans. c

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Explanation:
R
P.V. of perpetuity =
ig
150 150
 
12%  4% 8%
= 1875

36. Ans. c
Explanation:

P.V . 
A
i

1  1  i 
n

5,00,000 
A
0.14

1  1  0.14
5

A 1,45,645.2
Payment after 5 equal annual instalments
= 5 x 1,45,645.2 = 7,28,209
Total interest charged in the instalment plan
= 7,28,209 – 5,00,000
= 2,28,209

37. Ans. c
Explanation:
Lim 2 x 10
x 5

38. Ans. d
Explanation:
ax2  bx  c  0
b c
 +  =  ,  =
a a
x  (sumof roots) x  product of roots 0
2

1 1 1
x 2     x  0
    
    1
x 2    x  0
   
b a
x2  x  0
c c
cx  bx  a  0
2

39. Ans. c
Explanation:
15   124 15 
2

A  80001   1  
 100   100 
CI = 11109 – 8000 = Rs.3109

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40. Ans. b
Explanation:
 ar 2  36
 ar 4  81
81
r2 
36
9 3
r  
4 2
2
3
 a     36
2
 a 16

41. Ans. a
Explanation:
Purchasing power of money is inversely proportional to price index number.

42. Ans. a
Explanation:
Age of applicants for life insurance and the premium of insurance-correlation positive

43. Ans. b
Explanation:
Less than ogive & more than Ogive intersect at a point called MEDIAN or we can say
second quartile.

44. Ans. b
Explanation:
Box-head is the entire upper part of the table which includes columns and sub-
column and unit of measurement.

45. Ans. a
Explanation:
Q.D<M.D.<S.D

46. Ans. c
Explanation:
 x 2  n( 2  x 2 )

47. Ans. d
Explanation:
Mean < Variance

48. Ans. a
Explanation:
5x  7 y  22  0
6 x  2 y  22  0

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10
r
42
5
byx 
7
10
 15
2 5 42
bxy      x  2.646
6 7 x

49. Ans. b
Explanation:
LS
Coefficient of range =
LS
Where L  for largest value
S  for smallest value
40  10 30 3
Coefficient of range =  
40  10 50 5

50. Ans. b
Explanation:
G.M. = ( )
=

51. Ans. d
Explanation:
2 e 3 30 e 3 31 e 3 32
m  150   3 p(more than 2) 1   
100 0! 1! 2!
3 0 3 1 3 2
e 3 e 3 e 3
1     0.58
0! 1! 2!

52. Ans. a
Explanation:
Z A X C Y B

53. Ans. c
Explanation:
H+2 =J
O+2 =Q
N+2 =P
E+2 =G
Y+2 =A
Now,
V-2 = T
C-2 = A
T-2 = R
I-2 = G

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G-2 =E
V-2 =T
U-2 =S

54. Ans. c
Explanation:
MINK - M = INK

55. Ans. d
Explanation:
3 X 24 5 X 22 7 X 20 10X16
C72X, E110V, G140T, J180P
Then, J180P is wrong.

56. Ans. b
Explanation:
N 7
W E 12
8
S 20

12

57. Ans. b
Explanation:
+
R K+
+
M T

58. Ans. a
Explanation:
+
D J-

59. Ans. c
Explanation:
B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B means C is the father of B.
A is married to C means A is the mother of B.
F is the brother of B means F is the son of A and C.
D is daughter of A means D is daughter A and C. A is the mother and hence
female. B is the son and hence male. C is the husband and hence male. D is the
daughter and hence female. E is the brother and hence male. F is the son and
hence male.
So, there are four males.

60. Ans. b
Explanation:
1, 10, 37, 118
1x3+7 = 10
10 x 3 + 7 = 37

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37 x 3 + 7 = 118
118 x 3 + 7 = 361

61. Ans. a
Explanation:
o
N 45
o 180

W E Y
o
270
S
SW

62. Ans. c
Explanation:

63. Ans. b
Explanation:

64. Ans. b
Explanation:
N A
B
W E

S SE C

65. Ans. c
Explanation:
+
Father

+ +
-
Ravi Sister Brother
Answer- Sister

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66. Ans. b
Explanation:
The correct pattern is x 2 - 2.
So, 48 is wrong and must be replaced by (26 x 2 - 2) i.e. 50.

67. Ans. a
Explanation:

68. Ans. c
Explanation:
25 25
r   0.833
6  5 30

69. Ans. d
Explanation:
50 x 2850 - 8000 + 7800
= 2846

70. Ans. a
Explanation:
The Sum of difference between ranks for spearmen rank correlation coefficient
is 0.

71. Ans. b
Explanation:
If rank is in reverse order then spearman rank correlation coefficient is -1.

72. Ans. a
Explanation:
Chronological classification is classification of units on the basis of time.

73. Ans. a
Explanation:
p
bvu   b yx
q
3
=  1.2  1.8
2
74. Ans. c
Explanation:
_ _
 
New Mean  New Mean   10
 
75. Ans. c
Explanation:
Sum of deviation from mean for any set of observation is Zero.

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Example: Xi
X  X
i X
X i
n
10 −10
20 0 10  20  30
=
30 10 3
0 = 20


Therefore  X i  X  0 
76. Ans. c
Explanation:
Suitable form of average in this case is HM because it used for average rate.

77. Ans. b
Explanation:
X P PX
5 1/3 5/3
6 1/4 6/4
7 5/12 35/12
5 6 35
 
3 4 12
20  18  35
 6.08
12

78. Ans. c
Explanation:
30  50  20  60
50

79. Ans. c
Explanation:
Common Solution for the set:
In this type of linear arrangement, we find the fixed position all are facing north
Here Y is Exactly in the Middle and it is third to the left of U
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Y U
W, cannot sit at any extreme end so, T is in 1st place. W sits fifth to the right of T. W
is in 6th place
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
T Y W U
Z is not an immediate neighbor of Y. so, only one place left for Z that is 2.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
T Z Y W U
Two people sit between Z and X, X is at 5th place
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
T Z Y X W U
The last place left for V.
From the given information we can make the following arrangement.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
T Z V Y X W U

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80. Ans. d
Explanation:
Mother in Law

81. Ans. a
Explanation:
32
Largest angle =  360  1280
90
17
Smallest angle =  360  680
90
Difference = 600

82. Ans. d
Explanation:
C
G
B

D F

E A
H

83. Ans. b
Explanation:
n= 32, =5, x=80
2
x 2
 =  (x)
n
x 2
(5) 2
=  6.25
32
x2 = 1000

84. Ans. a
Explanation:
(3, 4) (4, 3) (2, 6) (6, 2)
4

36

85. Ans. c
Explanation:
4 1
A A 
5 5

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3 1
B B 
4 4
7
A B  B A 
20

86. Ans. a
Explanation:
52, 56, 68, 70, 75, 80, 82
Median = 70
X |X-M|
52 18
56 14
68 2
70 0
75 5
80 10
82 12
61
61
M D  8.71428
7
8.71428
MD Coefficient  100
70
87. Ans. a
Explanation:
13 12 1
 
52 51 17
88. Ans. c
Explanation:
5c2 10

7c2 21

89. Ans. c
Explanation:
P=2
P=2(1-P)
P=2-2P
3P=2
P=2/3
1
q=
3
3 2
 2 1
5
c   
   3
3 3

80

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90. Ans. b
Explanation:
16
4 C0 p 0 q 4 
81
2 1
q p
3 3
4 0
1  2 1
4 C4     
 3   3  81

91. Ans. c
Explanation :
The symbol  (a) indicates the area of the standard normal curve between
  To a.

92. Ans. c
Explanation :
Event A: Person aged 50 years will remain alive after 20 years
Event B: Person aged 60 years will remain alive after 20 years
5 5 6 6
 P(A)   and P(B)  
9  5 14 8  6 14
5 6 5 6 31
 P(A  B)     
14 14 14 14 49

93. Ans. c
Explanation:
Standard normal distribution have inflexion points – 1 & +1.

94. Ans. b
Explanation:
Option from 12
6R 12B
12 6

18 18

95. Ans. c
Explanation:
F= LP
150 = 140  P
P = 1607

96. Ans. c
Explanation:
No. of samples without replacement = NCn = 3C2 = 6
(3,3),(3,6),(3,1),(6,6),(6,3),(6,1),(1,1),(1,3),(1,6)

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97. Ans. c
Explanation:
A Statistic ‘T’ is said to be a consistent estimator of the population Parameter ‘ θ ’ if
E(T) = θ & V(T)  0 0 as n  ∞.

98. Ans. d
Explanation:
When every member in population has an equal chance of being selection, then that
sampling is called Non-restrictive.

99. Ans. d
Explanation:
W
R
V

P T

S U
Q

100. Ans. c
Explanation:
When the product of price index and the quantity index is equal to the corresponding
value index then Factor Reversal Test.

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